The Puppy Place

Small place yet no smaller than animal shelters who house the same number. Puppies looked happy and healthy with worker hawk-​eying to ensure people sanitized hands before and during visit. Cute puppies.

My husband and I went into the Puppy Place at least a dozen times before deciding to buy from them. Each time we had a positive experience with staff and puppies. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable and never tried to push a puppy on us. Puppies always looked well cared for and happy. We finally decided to put our name on wish list for a miniature dachshund. A few months later we got a call that they had some doxies.
We adopted a beautiful, energetic, fun loving female miniature dachshund from the Puppy Place and we couldn’t be happier. She came with one free wellness check and her first shots. At her wellness check she had a clean bill of health. She has been a very happy and welcome addition to our family and gets along famously with our 6 year old mini dachshund. Our puppy is now 11 weeks old and a so much fun to be around. I highly recommend the Puppy Place for your pet needs.

Just got our amazing Chocolate Lab at the puppy place! The lady at the front desk was helpful and very kind. We felt like got a good deal on our Lab. Overall the prices where all reasonable. Although you get paper work with your pup you don’t get «papers» ie no kennel club. But not a big deal since we aren’t going to be breeding her.

I have gotten 2 puppies from the puppy place and I have not had any issues. I have a mini poodle and shish tzu poodle mix. My in laws have 2 dogs from there as well that they got 10and 8years ago. I’ve been in the store when people are dropping of there puppies. When I got my first baby from there they even made me wait till they got the puppies settled in. I’m all for saving animals. But people have a choice on where they choose to get their pets from. some of the rescues wouldn’t consider my husband and I for a puppy because we work 12hr shifts. they wanted to give me a n older dog because they said puppies need a lot of care, who are they to tell me just because we work 12hr shifts only 3 days a week with 4 days OFF that I can’t take care of a puppy. Also when people talk about getting a sick dog from places, you can get a animal that develops an illness with time from a pet shop, animal rescue, or where ever!!! All I wanted was a puppy that could grow with my family. Whats important is that animals find a forever home which is what my babies are getting.

I purchased a chihuahua puppy here and he was sick. I think these puppies must come from puppy mill. I would caution anyone to stay away from here and adopt a rescue pup. There are so many good fur babies waiting for your love already without contributing to the puppy mill problem.

Yeah sure the store seems perfectly fine when you enter it. Be warned of all the horrible reviews they most likely post the positive reviews themselves in between employees and owners and are more than likely lies. I spent $ 600 to get the puppy of my dreams a week later she is diagnosed with three deadly diseases. I’ve spent over $ 400 to keep my baby alive and will keep using every available funds in order to see her one day be the lively puppy I purchased the day I went there. My only intention with this review is to try and worn any animal lover out there who wants to purchase a new puppy from this place please think about it twice please adopt from a shelter.

I commend The Puppy Place for their love and care to beautiful puppies and the people who are looking for that special puppy to make their lives whole. The store is clean, the puppies are well cared for and are from people who loved the parents and want a good life for their off spring. For my birthday in January I wanted a chihuahua puppy. My husband and I had looked at the Humane Society and Pima Co. Animal Control plus called a few ads in the paper but did not find what we were looking for. We walked into The Puppy Place and there he was, it was deep and immediate love for my beloved Pepe, a teacup chihuahua. He is a perfect dog, excellent health, beautiful spirit and a joy to our household. I can’t imagine life before Pepe. I am forever grateful to the loving staff at The Puppy Place who made this happen for me.

Purchased a puppy from here about a year ago, was told that it was a poodle but ended up being a terrier mix. The dog was inbred according to the veterinarian and had a laundry list of health issues including blind in one eye, testicles didn’t descend, and serious allergies. When I went back one day to talk to them witnessed a woman come in literally off the street with a laundry basket full of puppies and told the employee that her dog had the puppies and she didn’t know what to do with them. The employee took them from her and told her that they would sell them and took them from the woman and then placed them into a pen for sale — no questions asked! Seems like the will take any puppies to sell without asking questions and knowing their history. Given my experience here and some that I have heard from others wouldn’t trust a purchase from here.

We got our little baby, Milo, at the Puppy Place and we could not be happier with the entire experience!!! We were looking for a spunky toy poodle puppy from a local area breeder for a reasonable price and THIS PLACE was the find of the century for my family. The staff knew the personalities of the puppies very well, and were able to recommend one of the bunch they described as a [1.5lbs at the time] ‘little terrorist’ – which was what we were looking for. Our dog has been 100% healthy and happy, playful, hypoallergenic, smart, loving and sweet, TRAINABLE… and they gave us a bag of dog food and the first vet visit for free! I check back on their Facebook page regularly thinking that maybe we will get another one and hopefully from the same local family so Milo can have a ‘little brother’ at home with him! HIghly recommend the puppy place!

I have such mixed feelings about this place, having purchased two wonderful animals here over the past several years. I would rate The Puppy Place closer to 2.5 stars, but can’t bring myself to round up to 3. On the one hand, The Puppy Place brings in some really adorable puppies. I believe they are honest with their customers about the breeds that they are selling (i.e. not trying to pass off mixed breeds as purebred). The puppies are inexpensive, especially when you consider what most purebred pups sell for these days (though these won’t have «papers,» so if that’s important to you then you’ll want to look elsewhere). They do give your puppy a free vet visit (though this is at one of their approved veterinarians) and if there is a problem with the animal’s health, you can return it and get store credit for a different puppy (no refunds though). The puppies are grouped in fairly large (compared to pet store cages) open pens mainly by breed and/​or litter, and you can walk around and interact with them quite a bit before committing to purchasing. The environment allows customers to get a feel for what the animal’s personality is going to be like once they bring it home.
The health and care of the animals is what I find questionable. We had purchased a puppy here years ago, only to find out shortly after that it had Parvo. He survived, after several days at the pet hospital (you don’t want to know what that bill came out to), but he was left with a weakened heart afterwards. It was within the time frame of when he could have been returned, but by that time everyone was attached to him — how do you just give a pet back, especially knowing that by doing so, its fate is undoubtedly euthanasia? Needless to say, we kept him.
Fast forward years later, and we decided we were ready to get another puppy. I stopped by here on a whim, curious to see if anything had changed in the last decade. As I walked around looking at the pens of adorable, rambunctious puppies, one in particular caught my eye. He looked so sweet, but was weak, lethargic and bone thin — the other puppies trampled him as they played, and he lacked the strength to protest. Against all logic, I purchased him, and took him to one of their approved vets the next day. She was taken aback by how sick and emaciated he was, and when she inquired as to where I had purchased him, she fell silent. She ran some tests — it turned out that our pup had two different parasites. Keep in mind, The Puppy Place will tell you that they have a vet that comes in 1 – 2 times a week to do health checks and give the puppies their shots, so why this wasn’t caught is beyond me — and from her reaction, I’m guessing it was beyond this vet as well. She never spoke an ill word about The Puppy Place, and I wonder if that is due to the health check contract her practice has in place with them.
I know others who have told stories similar to mine, which is why I’m certain my two experiences aren’t isolated ones. Ours actually has a happy ending: After months of medication and prescription dog food (and changing vets as well) our sickly little puppy has grown into a gorgeous, vigorous, happy dog. Again, we could have traded him in for a «healthy» animal, but once I had him home, returning him was not an option. He is absolutely terrific, and if I hadn’t stopped by The Puppy Place, we wouldn’t have him. For that reason, I hate to discourage people from purchasing from a puppy from them. Just be prepared — your purchase may turn out to be an unanticipated rescue mission.

Locally bred puppies in one place– awesome! The store is always clean. Puppies come with vet visits, health guarantee and more. I have three dogs from you and I will be a repeat customer for life!
Thanks!

Love this place. They regularly update their facebook with the puppies they have which is really nice since I live all the way on the other side of town. The people working here are always really nice and helpful. The prices are pretty reasonable too especially for having so many tiny designer dogs.

Stopped in this establishment yesterday with some time to kill and a mission to pet some puppies. Walking in the door, the smell was overwhelming but it seemed about as sanitary as could be… considering. The dude at the door took an ID and we were instructed that we could pet as many puppies as we would like, but that we could only pick up/​hold puppies from one pen only. In between every dog you pet, you’re supposed to use the provided hand-​sanitizing stations. He explained that the reason we could only choose one pen to actually pick up/​play with puppies is because there is no way to sanitize our clothing between pens.
I would say about ²⁄₃ of the pens were full and had two to three dogs per pen. Some dogs were pure bred and some were mixed — all were adorable! The prices are VERY reasonable and there are signs saying that they buy from local breeders… hopefully this is true. I came around the store to see THE most adorable rotti/​heeler/​chow mix. I aleady have a German Shorthaired Pointer and a Vizsla or I would’ve scooped this little guy up in a heartbeat. Although none of those three breeds are terribly appealing to me, this puppy was so chill, sweet and cute. Someone go buy him!
On the way out, the guy at the door was involved in some heated discussion with his buds about the act of going «AWOL» and acted like he couldn’t be bothered to give the ID back, nor did he acknowledge our exit. Slightly irritating.
Although slightly depressing, The Puppy Place is a good spot to check out (and hopefully take home) a sweet little puppers.

An abbundance of puppies is always adorable however also a bit depressing. Just think about it, all those puppies caged up as people walk by tapping on the glass, teasing the sad and lonely dog.
Although The Puppy Place is not much to look at, trust me it’s not– at least the puppies here get the love and attention they deserve from customers and visitors who just want to come in and play with the pups.
Although I have never purchased a puppy from here, they seem to be well cared for and loved which means a lot for a developing and growing dog who is impressionable.
The perfect place for a puppy fix without the responsibilities that come along. Kittens are also available for your playing or purchasing pleasure.

I’ve always been impressed by this place. Like a previous reviewer said, the puppies are allowed to play in big open air pens in the middle of the store and you can pick up and cuddle as many as you like as long as you sanitize your hands between pens.
Overall the prices are fair, and the puppies are treated far better than in most «big box» pet stores which put them in little plexiglass boxes. Go check this place out, if even to pet a few dozen puppies.